UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, May 18, 2023
West Ham United LLWWL 1
–
AZ Alkmaar WWDLW 0
1st2ndT
WHU011
AZ000
2nd Leg - West Ham United advance 3-1 on aggregate · AFAS Stadion · 19,000 att.

Match Report

Getty Images

West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar to grab Europa Conference League final berth

Substitute Pablo Formals scored a breakaway goal in stoppage time as West Ham United secured a 1-0 win at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday and a place in the Europa Conference League final after a 3-1 aggregate triumph.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
30.5
Possession
69.5
9
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
214
Accurate Passes
603
296
Passes
674
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
50
31
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
7
7
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
15
17
Clearances
15

Head to Head

WHU leads series 1-0

Lineups

AZ · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 3Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-L
  3. 31Sam BeukemaCD-R
  4. 5Milos KerkezLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 8Jordy ClasieCM
  7. 6Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. 16Sven MijnansRM
  9. 9Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 11Jesper KarlssonLF
  11. 19Myron van BrederodeRF

WHU · 4-3-3

  1. 13Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 27Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 24Thilo KehrerRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 11Lucas PaquetáLM
  8. 28Tomás SoucekRM
  9. 9Michail AntonioF
  10. 22Saïd BenrahmaLF
  11. 20Jarrod BowenRF

Timeline

  1. 60' Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 64' Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 70' Substitution, AZ. Dani de Wit replaces Sven Mijnans.
  4. 75' Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  5. 78' Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Myron van Brederode.
  6. 85' Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez.
  7. 85' Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
  8. 85' Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  9. 90'+4' Goal! AZ 0, West Ham United 1. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  10. 90'+5' Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Lucas Paquetá.

UEFA Conference League News

All news
ESPN Brighton held by Jablonec in as winning run ends in Conference League Brighton drew a rare blank as they were held to a goalless draw by Czech minnows Jablonec in the Conference League. News ESPN André Onana concedes direct from corner, saves penalty, as Mo Salah scores again André Onana endured a rollercoaster performance for Trabzonspor on Thursday in the Conference League. ESPN Rutter sends message to Hürzeler with brace as Brighton cruise past Kauno Zalgiris Georginio Rutter got Brighton's Conference League campaign off to a flying start and sent a message to boss Fabian Hürzeler. News Associated Press Folarin Balogun omitted from Monaco Conference League squad after Everton saga Folarin Balogun has been left out of Monaco's squad for the Conference League amid uncertainty over his future after the collapse of his proposed transfer to Everton.